Gli autori presentano due casi di fistola carotido-cavernosa (la prima di tipo B e la seconda di tipo A secondo la classificazione di Barrow), trattati con approccio venoso posteriore attraverso il seno petroso inferiore mediante spirali a distaccamento meccanico (MDS-N).
Vengono brevemente discussi i vantaggi e gli svantaggi della via venosa posteriore rispetto alla venosa anteriore ed alla via arteriosa.
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